ARE YOU IN A RECESSION?

"Recession Fact: Only You Can Determine Your
Financial Destiny"

John
Doe And The Wise Master Economist

John Doe: Greetings to you oh Wise Master Economist.
I have traveled for many years and many miles to see you. I have
brought you fresh manna, fine wine and 3 gold nuggets. I hope you
accept my offering.

Wise Master Economist:
What is it that you desire from me?

John Doe: Oh Wise Master Economist, I would like
to know, are we still in a recession? Or is the recession over?

Wise Master Economist:
Why do you want to know?

John Doe: Because I want to know if I am broke
or not!

Wise Master Economist:
Oh... well why didn't you just say so? You are broke. Very broke.
Keep the gold nuggets because you will need them. I will keep the
food though.

Wow... this manna is good. Where did you get this from?!

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I would like to start this article off by stating how much I love real estate agents. I mean, I just absolutely love them. Why? I
have never in my entire life heard from a real estate agent, that
it is not a good time to buy a house! Never. Not one time. I mean,
the housing market can literally be, "In Stitches" and
if you go to an agent and say, "I'm thinking about buying a
house, but I'm not sure the time is right with the economy the way
it is" They will in 100 percent of the cases say, "Oh
no... THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!"

You see, the true housing market is irrelevant. So when it begins
to plummet, real estate agents just act like it's not happening!
That's why a lot of houses are being sold. And while this may bother
some people (and I certainly can understand why), there is a very
valuable lesson to be learned. Especially now that we are in this
recession (or not). But first...

What Is A Recession?

The technical definition of a recession is a period of 6 or more
months (2 or more quarters) in which the GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
declines. It is usually accompanied by higher unemployment rates,
the stock market falling, etc. Now, this definition is not agreed
upon by economist, since the GDP (as well as employment and stock
market numbers) fluctuate and it is hard to gauge. Now according
to investorwords.com "A recession is generally considered less
severe than a depression, and if a recession continues long enough
it is often then classified as a depression." Yep... clear
as mud.

Well... the economy has supposedly been (or been) terrible for
a long time now. So are we in a recession or a depression? I mean
things are pretty bad right? Well... according to economics.about.com "The difference between the two terms is not very well understood
for one simple reason: There is not a universally agreed upon definition.
If you ask 100 different economists to define the terms recession
and depression, you would get at least 100 different answers."

So with this being said, then how do we know that we are in a recession (or depression for that matter)?! Exactly who made this decision?
I can guarantee you that the vast majority of people hear in America
only think (or know) that there is a recession because that's what
we have been told. After all... the employment rate has recently
gone up from 90.2 to 90.6! (which may or may not be good, depending
on whom you ask). But that means that the vast majority of people
have jobs.

You know... people ask me all the time, "So... how's business?"
I then reply, "It is fine." Then they ask, "But wait!
You are not affected by this economy?" I then reply, "Ah...
no (thinking to myself... Am I supposed to be?). And what's interesting
is that people ask me this every week. Do they think that the answer
will change in a week? You see, you'll have to excuse me, but I
didn't realize I was supposed to be struggling. When the recession
announcement was made, I didn't realize they were talking about
me!

Whose Recession Is It?

Look, here is the bottom line. When it is stated that there is
a recession, in most cases, that doesn't apply to the masses of
people and I will state my case as to why that is.

We have all heard the statistics. The vast majority of Americans
live paycheck to paycheck, and are 2 pay periods away from bankruptcy.
Most Americans don't have enough money to stop working and live
off of what they have made when they reach retirement age. And this
has been the case for years. As a matter of fact, this was true
when the economy was supposedly good! So why didn't "they"
THEN say that we were in a recession? Nobody took a survey to see
the masses personal finance situations and then decide that America
was doing badly.

You see, the word recession means that the big corporations, the
people who have most of their money invested in them, and the FEW
(and by few, I mean relative to the whole population) people who
have been laid off are in a recession. But they use the phrase,
"WE" because that way they can bamboozle the general population
into taking on the responsibility to fix their problem.

For example, when the government borrows money from the (non federal)
Federal Reserve Bank, and goes into debt, they won't say, "The
American Government is in debt." They will say, "America
is in debt." So you may have not borrowed one red cent from
anyone ever in your entire life, but now you are in debt. So now, you
have to pay off that debt by paying your Federal Income Tax which
leaves the private bankers victorious (That's why it's called Victory
Tax). The term "WE" is an excuse to take your money.

So when it is announced that "WE" are in a recession
and "WE" need to work to get out of it, who are "THEY"
talking about? Well... what is the solution to this recession? SPEND
YOUR MONEY. Now if the reason why the recession is bad and we need
to get out of it is because the American people are broke and struggling,
then how could the solution be for those broke people to spend their
money? Wouldn't the solution be for those people to SAVE what little
money they have? They didn't tell those corporations to spend their
money on the people (and they are in a better position to do so
because unlike the people, they just got bailed out).

P.S. Let me let you in on a little secret. People saving their
money (in the midst of the dollar being devalued and the predictions
of economic downfall) is really what is causing a lot of this recession
(which means the big companies struggling) in the first place.

So the big corporation's (which control our government anyway)
message to us is. In order for US (everyone) to get out of OUR problem,
you need to give US (the corporations) YOUR money. Or in other words,
we need you to crucify your finances so that WE may be saved! This
is why the corporations have everlasting life, because whenever
they struggle:

The Federal Reserve will print
up money and give it to them directly (via bailout) &

The Federal Reserve will print
up money and give it to them indirectly (by giving it to the masses
of people, and then telling them to spend it and give it back
to the corporations - economic stimulus). Now whose economy is
being stimulated?

Companies now have an excuse to
cut "unwanted" expenses by laying people off, demoting
people and giving out pay cuts. And when the people say, "Why
are you doing this to us?" the response is, "Haven't
you heard? The economy is terrible!" A lot of people got
laid off AFTER the declared bad economy and not the other way
around.

These fraudulent business practices along with the severe devaluing
of the dollar bill because of the influx of Federal Reserve Notes,
leave the masses more poor and the Federal Reserve owners more rich
(since they own all the REAL money which is the gold that the dollar
bills used to represent). This is called Redistribution of Wealth - The Rich, stealing from the poor. And this has been going on for
centuries.

Most people have fallen for the myth. Redistribution of wealth
is the socialist tactic of taxing the rich more (or punishing success)
in order to provide for everyone. This is complete nonsense. If
you raise taxes on the rich, then they will just raise their prices
(because they own all the businesses) and make the poor pay the
difference! So when taxes go up (regardless of whose taxes) the
poor suffer.

Determine Your Own Destiny!

So, why am I telling you all of this? Well... it's very simple.
I'm trying to give you a legitimate excuse not to participate in
this recession. When the Swine Flu scare happened, a lot of people
in America had the Swine Flu. Nobody said, "America has the
Swine Flu!" That would have been asinine. So how is saying
"WE" are in a recession any different?

I'm not hear to preach The Law Of Attraction or
give a lecture on how Your Thoughts Create Your Reality
or anything like that, but I will say the following. One of the
ways that the diabolical ones keep the pecking order the way it
is (meaning they are rich and we are poor) is that through propaganda,
they are able to keep the masses in a "recessive mind state"
If your mind is recessive, then your reality and your finances will
follow very soon. The opposite is true also.

You see, a recession isn't just an excuse to take your money, but
it is an excuse to take your mind!

But What About...

"How dare you say these things! I really AM affected by this recession!"

Yes, I know. A lot of people may believe that this article is blasphemous
because they have lost their job or have lost a lot of business.
If this is the case, I am not here to disregard or downplay your
situation, and I don't want you to deny reality, but consider the
following.

When the economy was good... People got laid off, people filed
bankruptcy, people lost their homes, people had trouble finding
jobs, people lost businesses, people slipped and fell and hit there
head on the side of the coffee table. However, they didn't sit there
and say... oh well, the economy is bad. They picked themselves up,
and dealt with the situation the best that they could, and took
charge in changing the things that they COULD control for the better.
You see, from my own personal experience, a lot of people have resigned to the fact that the economy is bad and have given up.

This doesn't have to be you. You can put yourself in a prosperity
mindset. It's up to you, what you do. Don't allow "The Mann"
to give you a self fulfilling prophecy. Recession or Prosperity
exists in the mind first, and then it manifests itself in the physical
realm. There are a lot of people out there making a lot of money,
and you could be one of them. The choice is yours!

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John Doe And The Wise Master Economist
Continued...

Mr. Wise Economist:
No... I'm serious. This is the best food I've ever had. I mean the
flavor is just bursting in my mouth. You've gotta let me know where
you got it. They don't sell this stuff in the supermarket.